Twitter now offers location-based tweets, and now there’s a new website that allows building design searches by location. Architizer, a new all-encompassing social media platform for architects (or should we say buildings?), ties building projects to their respective locations, design teams, consultants, and suppliers.
Read moreLightable walls that are easy to specify and even easier to install. To bring truly integrated feature walls to designers and architects, GPI Design and Marlite will be forming a strategic alliance. Just came back from a great meeting over Mexican lunch with some key players from Marlite, a wall systems company out of Dover, […]
Read moreMy first professor in architecture school concluded our first quarter of design lab by suddenly ordering us to get up from our seats. He instructed, “Walk four feet to your right”. We all glanced at each other, puzzled, wondering why he interrupted our deep stares into our Mac computer screens plastered in AutoCAD and Photoshop. […]
Read moreOnyx itself is a luxurious material, and when integrated with the proper backlighting techniques the layers and depth of the stone is further brought to life. You’re investing money and design time into this natural product, so consider the following tips to properly showcase its natural beauty: 1. Choose a stone that has significant visible […]
Read moreAcronyms galore. The letters “L”, “E”, and “D” on my keyboard are going to be worn out after this blog post! Lighting systems typically constitute the highest energy use in commercial buildings. The USGBC (United States Green Building Council) has recognized the energy savings potential in general lighting systems, and LED lighting systems can be a […]
Read moreHave you ever seen an over scaled-zebra striped-curved-colored-lighted wall with varying panel sizes and gaping reveals? We haven’t, but there’s probably a reason for that. All of the conflicting visual elements would cause nausea and headaches for any sane designer! In a primary space in your commercial interior design, you’ve allocated a prominent wall which […]
Read moreVideo Tours of 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd. The 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd. Office building is the first LEED© Platinum new construction office building in the Washington, D.C. region. In the design and construction of Tower Oaks, the developer (The Tower Companies) took sustainability to a whole new level. Not only is the building physically healthy, […]
Read moreWith precise attention to book-matching, designing with natural stone can result in striking compositions. Are you familiar with the old adage “measure twice, cut once”? To obtain perfect veining patterns in our stone feature walls, at GPI it’s more like “measure twice. draw a diagram. step back and think about it. call the design department. […]
Read morePart 2 of our photo update from the construction site at the Wells Fargo Center in Norfolk, Virginia. We manufactured, engineered, and installed the backlit onyx feature wall system and four-sided column wraps in the main lobby. All of the prep work and structural steel has been completed and we are now hanging our FLAT-Lite™ […]
Read moreA photo update of our installation progress on-site in Norfolk, Virginia (see the project rendering belowfor the final vision). Most of the steel has been installed and a few FLAT-Lite™ LED panels were tested. Everything fit together perfectly and it looks like the columns will be installed tomorrow. The reception wall (above) had some framing adjustments, which […]
Read moreThis week marks the long awaited kickoff of the installation of our Wells Fargo Center job in Norfolk, Viriginia. From the time a project is initiated to the actual installation, there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes. Here’s just a little taste of why we’re so excited to finally be on the construction […]
Read more“the solar-heating functions of a building were essentially a replacement of the original thermal functions of the fireplace. With its circle of warmth, the fireplace had once been the center of family life… what were the qualities of the hearth that made it so wonderful and so beloved?” – Thermal Delight in Architecture by Lisa […]
Read moreImagine walking into a corridor that senses your presence and gradually produces light patterns on the wall that mimic your path of movement. Will central management of interior lighting eliminate the need for something as simple as a lightswitch? With the evolution of building management systems from mere organization of a building’s technical services (electricity, […]
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